jRE Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 For weeks now i have been figuring out what these grey circle trail marks that seem to look like contact lenses.They seem to show up every couple hundred yards or so behind where i have passed on the road. Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Have never turned on breadcrumbs but maybe this is what you have active? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jRE Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 I haven't checked if "breadcrumps" is active since it has always been this way since day one. What is it suposed to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Not sure teh purpose with a vehicle but in the past I have used breadcrumbs when using a GPS offroad so I could overlay the points on a map to create a trail map. Might have the wife's Edge tomorrow...if so and I remember I will take a look at the breadcrumb feature and see if it is as you describe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jRE Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Not sure teh purpose with a vehicle but in the past I have used breadcrumbs when using a GPS offroad so I could overlay the points on a map to create a trail map. Might have the wife's Edge tomorrow...if so and I remember I will take a look at the breadcrumb feature and see if it is as you describe. Thanks, do report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 I turned on breadcrumbs this morning and sure enough I was getting the little round gray marks you describe, probably around an 1/8". If you want to shut them off go into settings, navigation, map preferences then turn it off. Again not sure what the purpose is unless you are out exploring and want to try to find your way out by following the way you came. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jRE Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Thanks wlepse, i don't usually stray away from roads and paths that are not recognized by the map database so i might as well turn it off unless this feature is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Yeah if you are not using it I would shut it off...who knows what additional resources it is taking to store and display them. Might be fine for short trips but on long rides it may be enough to start bogging the MFT down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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